Summer Squash with Sour Cream
3 Tablespoons butter or olive oil
1 onion, sliced
2 pounds yellow crookneck squash, sliced
1 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Paprika (optional)
- Heat the butter, add the onion and cook until translucent.
- Add the sliced squash and continue cooking until lightly browned.
- Add the sour cream and simmer until squash is tender.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with paprika.
Squash Pudding
2 pounds summer squash, sliced or diced
3 Tablespoons butter, separated
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoon flour
½ cup milk
½ cup bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
paprika and nutmeg
- Steam the squash over boiling water about 30 minutes or until tender.
- Mash the squash, add 2 Tablespoons of the butter, the egg and the brown sugar. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, heat the remaining tablespoon of butter. Add 1 Tablespoon of flour, stir and fry for a minute to make a roux. Add the milk and cook until thick.
- Add the white sauce to the squash mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Place in a greased casserole. Top with bread crumbs.
- Sprinkle with paprika and a dash of nutmeg.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until browned.